Episode
The Mary Tyler Moore Show: The Lars Affair
Overview
Phyllis finds out that Lars has been having an affair with Sue Ann Nivens, the star of WJM-TV's The Happy Homemaker show.
Details
- Series
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 1973-09-15
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
The Lars Affair is Episode 1 in Season 4 of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. It aired on 1973-09-15. The runtime is 25 min.
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